Oklahoma football: Former Sooner Merle Dinkins dies at 87
Merle Dinkins , who helped America win a war and Bud Wilkinson build a football dynasty, died Sunday at the age of 87 in his Shawnee home.
Dinkins graduated Blackwell High School in 1942, came to OU and joined the Naval ROTC and the football team. Dinkins was an all-Big Six end in 1944, received his military commission and headed out to war. He served in the Pacific both before and after the end of World...
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